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PN apparently commited to the MILGEM for its corvette requirement of 4 ships.
The Turks recently unveiled their TF-100 frigate which is based on the MILGEM, so for PN the TF-100 would be a natural choice IMO. Note that KSEW is set to produce all of the PN's corvettes, so if the MILGEM is indeed the chosen ship - then ToT for TF-100 would be fairly smooth & relatively cheap. The maximum variant of TF-100 has a length of 120m and has a displacement of 3500-tons...I think it is ideal for PN.
One of the core goals should be to keep weapon-systems as local as possible.
I think Pakistan should pursue joint-ventures with foreign partners in:
1) Supersonic sea-skimming AShM with range of 300km
2) Lightweight ASW torpedo
3) Advanced short to medium-range VLS SAM: approx-range 1-40km
4) Standard Vertical Launch System for AShM; ASROC; SAM; & Cruise Missiles
The Turks recently unveiled their TF-100 frigate which is based on the MILGEM, so for PN the TF-100 would be a natural choice IMO. Note that KSEW is set to produce all of the PN's corvettes, so if the MILGEM is indeed the chosen ship - then ToT for TF-100 would be fairly smooth & relatively cheap. The maximum variant of TF-100 has a length of 120m and has a displacement of 3500-tons...I think it is ideal for PN.
One of the core goals should be to keep weapon-systems as local as possible.
I think Pakistan should pursue joint-ventures with foreign partners in:
1) Supersonic sea-skimming AShM with range of 300km
2) Lightweight ASW torpedo
3) Advanced short to medium-range VLS SAM: approx-range 1-40km
4) Standard Vertical Launch System for AShM; ASROC; SAM; & Cruise Missiles